How far can a woman go from the kitchen? “My dear boy, no woman is a genius. Women are a decorative sex. They never have anything to say, but they say it with charm. Women represent the triumph of matter over spirit, just as men represent the triumph of spirit over morality” – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray. What about women who view them as unequal to men? Is it a woman's ability to reproduce or the fact that women are presented as more emotional than men that puts the female gender at a disadvantage? Since the Middle Ages, women were considered inferior to men and were used for reproductive purposes and to provide for their husbands. The traditional role of the housewife has been proven to lead to double standards and has allowed the male gender to acquire a superior role. In the Middle Ages (400 BC-1500 AD), “society would have effectively dictated the jobs a woman could do and her role in a medieval village would have been to provide for her husband” (Historylearningsite.co.uk ), but as time passes and continues to pass, this traditional belief has not yet disappeared. In addition...